Record Leads Huskers in California

Palm Desert, Calif. – Senior Matt Record tied for 31st to lead the Nebraska men’s golf team to an 18th-place team finish at the conclusion of the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate on Sunday.

The Huskers shot 297 in the final round for a 54-hole total of 17-over-par 881. In Friday’s first round, Nebraska carded 291 before posting a second-round 293 on Saturday. Oregon wrapped up the team championship with an 837 total, edging runner-up Colorado by three strokes.

Record produced a 1-over-par 73 in the final round en route to his best finish of the season. He fired 215 over three rounds at The Classic Club, a par-72, 7,305-yard layout. Record managed rounds of 72 and 70 on the first two days.

Fellow senior Mike Siwa tied for 62nd with a 221 total over 54 holes. Siwa, an Omaha, Neb., native, managed a final-round 75, which tied his second round score from Saturday. He opened the tournament on Friday with 1-under-par 71.

Ross Dickson and Calvin Freeman each carded 77s in the final round to tie for 79th. Over the first two rounds, Dickson shot 73 and 75, while Freeman opened with 75 before a second-round 73 for his 225 total.

Freshman Justin Jennings managed the best Husker score of the day with even-par 72. Jennings tied for 87th at 226 strokes.

The Huskers return to the course in Aiken, S.C., for the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate at Palmetto Golf Club, March 10-11.